Walter Norris Congreve

Sir Walter Norris Congreve
Born	20 November 1862 Chatham, Kent,
Died	28 February 1927 (aged 64) Mtarfa Hospital, Malta
Buried at	Buried at sea between Malta and the Island of Filfla
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1885–1924
Rank	General
Unit	Rifle Brigade
Commands held	6th Division XIII Corps VII Corps Egyptian Expeditionary Force Southern Command
Battles/wars	Second Boer War World War I
Awards	Victoria Cross Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Member of the Royal Victorian Order
Relations	Major William La Touche Congreve VC (son)
Other work	Deputy Lieutenant of Staffordshire Governor of Malta

General Sir Walter Norris Congreve, VC, KCB, MVO, DL (20 November 1862 – 28 February 1927) was an English Army officer in the Second Boer War and the First World War, and Governor of Malta 1924-1927. He received the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Walter Norris Congreve was the son of William and Fanny E. Congreve of Castle Church, Stafford. He was educated at Twyford School, Harrow School and Pembroke College, Oxford.

Congreve was commissioned a lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade on 7 February 1885 and promoted to captain on 6 December 1893.

The Second Boer War started in October 1899 with a Boer offensive into the British-held Natal and Cape Colony areas. Congreve arrived in South Africa and was posted as a brigade major in the Ladysmith relief force. He was present at the Battle of Colenso when British troops commanded by Sir Redvers Buller attempted to cross the Tugela River to relieve the besieged city of Ladysmith. The Boers repelled all British attempts to cross the river, and was forced to retreat in one of their biggest defeats of the war.

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